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Race Management Flags & Signals 10 September 2020

Agenda

Session Aims

Regulatory Documents

Officiating Pathways

Course Types

Race Signals

Signals Ashore

Start Boat Procedures

Start Boat Race Signals

Signals after the Start

Other Race Signals

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Session Aims

Competitors

Race Management Volunteers

Regulatory Documents

IRPCAS

State & National Marine Regulations

World Sailing Regulations

World Sailing Race Management Policies

Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS)

Notices of Race

Sailing Instructions

Notices to Competitors

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Officiating Pathways

Mark Layer

Race Officer

Judge

Umpire

Equipment Inspector

Technical Delegate

Course Types

Windward Leeward

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Course Types

Trapezoid

Course Types

Triangle

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Course Types

Combination Laid & Fixed Marks

Starting and Finishing Lines

Start Line

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Starting and Finishing Lines

Finish Line

Rule 25 NOR, SIs & Signals

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Race Signals (RRS)

International Code Flags & Pennants

Naval Numerals

Race Signals (RRS 2021-2024)

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Signals Ashore

L *

L over Class *

AP **

AP over A **

AP over Class **

AP over Numeral **

AP over Numeral over Class **

N over A ***

N over A over Class ***

Y *

Safety

Yankee Flag can be displayed at Start Box or on Start Boat

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Start Boat Procedures

Start Boat Team Roles Race Officer

Timekeeper

Signals

Recorder

Recording Written – Wind, Signals, Starters, OCS, RET, Incidents

Audio – Starts, Finishes

Communication Visual Signals – Flags, Course Board

Sound Signals (RRS26 - absence shall be disregarded)

Radio

Start Boat Signals

Orange Flag – Start Boat “on station” Attention Signal 5 mins before first Warning Signal *

Preparatory Signal Flags – Rule 26

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Preferred Start Boat Flag Layout

Start Boat Signals

Other Race Committee Signals before the Start

Course (flag, pennant, course board, white/blackboard)

Y Flag *

AP, AP over Numeral 1, 2, 3 etc, AP over H, AP over A **

N, N over H, N over A ***

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Start Boat Signals

Individual Recalls

Start Boat Signals

General Recalls

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Signals after the Start

Abandoning a Race

Signals after the Start

Shorten Course

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Signals after the Start

Shorten Course at Gate

Signals after the Start

Shorten Course at Windward

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Signals after the Start

Shorten Course at Fixed AS Mark

Signals after the Start

Shorten Course at Fixed AS Mark

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Signals after the Start

Change of Course

Signals after the Start

Change of Course

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Signals after the Start

Change of Course at Windward Mark / Hitch

Signals after the Start

Change of Course at Gate

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Signals after the Start

Missing Mark

Finishing

Boat Finish

MHYC Clubhouse Finish Oscar flag displayed at any time

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Team & Match Racing Umpire Flags

Useful Links

2017-2020 and 2021-2024 Racing Rules of Sailing along with 2021-2024 Study Version https://www.sailing.org/documents/racingrules/index.php

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Questions

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Thankyou!